How-To: Configuring FlashArray with Veritas CloudPoint

Introduction

Veritas CloudPoint™ is a backup and recovery enterprise software capable of leveraging Pure Storage FlashArray snapshot functionality for backup purposes. The FlashArray's capabilities are exposed to CloudPoint through plug-ins. A CloudPoint plugin is a Python module responsible for asset discovery and actions performed on discovered and configured assets. CloudPoint includes the plug-in for Pure Storage FlashArray. Using CloudPoint, FlashArrays may be easily deployed to create crash-consistent snapshots.

Configuring FlashArray

To add FlashArray as a CloudPoint managed asset follow the steps below.

3. In Clouds and Arrays screen select Pure Storage Flash Array. The selection is indicated by the blue vertical bar. Click Add configuration button in the browser's lower left corner. See Figure 3.

Figure 3.

4. Provide FlashArray's IP address and credentials. See Figure 4

Figure 4.

Verifying Configuration

Once the FlashArray is successfully added, the Clouds and Arrays screen will indicate the number of configured FlashArrays - see Figure 5. In Notifications area (bell symbol) , add plugin entry 'purestg' for agent information will be available.

Figure 5.

Furthermore, all existing array volumes will be visible and may be managed from the dashboard. The dashboard is accessible from any CloudPoint screen by selecting 'cloud' button in the upper left corner. See Figure 6